reventar Negative Imperative Conjugation
reventar — to burst
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no revientes, no reviente, no reventemos, no reventéis, no revienten.
reventar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use to tell someone not to pop something, like a blister or a balloon.
Notes on reventar in the Negative Imperative
Follows the same stem-change rules as the present subjunctive (e to ie except nosotros/vosotros).
Example Sentences
No revientes la ampolla.
Don't pop the blister.
tú
No revienten los petardos aquí.
Don't set off (burst) the firecrackers here.
ustedes
No reventéis el secreto todavía.
Don't 'burst' (spill) the secret yet.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the 'tú' indicative: 'no revienta'.
Correct: The correct negative command is no revientes.
Why: Negative commands must always use the subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reviento
The present tense of reventar follows a stem change (e to ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: reventé
The preterite of reventar is completely regular, following standard -ar endings.
Imperfect
yo: reventaba
The imperfect of reventar is regular: reventaba, reventabas, reventaba, reventábamos, reventabais, reventaban.
Future
yo: reventaré
The future tense is regular: attach the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive reventar.
Conditional
yo: reventaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive reventar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reviente
The present subjunctive follows the e to ie stem change: reviente, revientes, reviente, reventemos, reventéis, revienten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reventara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: reventara, reventaras, reventara, reventáramos, reventarais, reventaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: revienta
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: revienta (tú), reviente (usted), revienten (ustedes).